Sauron recaptured the Nine, and turned their wearers into Ringwraiths. He sent them out to seek the One Ring. The Ring was found, but not by Sauron: Déagol and Sméagol were fishing when a fish pulled Deagol out of the water. On the bottom on the river, he found the Ring. Back at shore, Sméagol wished to have it - it was his birthday after all - and killed Deagol. With the Ring, he started thieving and spying. Under the torture of the Ring, he fled into the Mountains, and became the creature Gollum. The Ring passed out of sight until Bilbo Baggins stumbled across it one day one his journey with the dwarves. Bilbo Baggins took the Ring back to the Shire, his home.